West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-15
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HINTS TO HoUSEKEEPERS.

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burn will ease it almost immediate
ly, and if kept there about an hour,
it is said, the wound will be entirely
healed.
When attacked by palpitation of
the heart, let the patient lie down as
soon as possible on the right side,
partially ON the face. In this posi-
ton the heart will resume its action
almost Immediately.
To preserve goods from moths. do
not use camphor in any form. Pieces
of tar paper laid in fur boxes and
in closets are a better protection.
Five cents will buy enough to equip
all the packing boxes and closets of
large house for year.
To cure felon, saturate bit Of
grated wild turnip the size of n bean
with spirits of turpentine, and ap-
ply to the affected part. 1t relieves
the rain at once, and in twelve
hours or less there will be a hole to
the bone. Dress with sticking salve,
and the finger will get well.
A good knowledge Of watering is
at the bottom of success with the
window flowers. Water must run
in readily and run out readily.
When plant is watered, it is
good sign to see the water rush out
| into the saucer through the bottom
of the pot. If it does not do that,
something is wrong.
Never place fresh eggs near lara,
fruit, cheese, fish or other articles
from which any odor arises. The
eggs are extremely active in absorb
ing power, and in a very short time
they will be contaminated by the
particles of objects in their neigh
borhood, by which the peculiar and
exquisite taste Of new-laid egg
will be destroyed.
A bottle OF turpentine should be
kept in every house, for its uses are
numerous. A few drops sprinkled
where cockroaches congregate will
exterminate them at once, also ants,
red or black. Moths will flee from
the odor of it. Besides, it is an eX
cellent application for burn or cut.
1t will take ink stains out of white
muslin, when added to soap, and
will help to whiten clothes if added
to them while boiling.
CoRNED BEEF HAsH.-Take tender
boiled corned beef, entirely free from
fat or gristle; chop it fine, and mix
with it chopped boiled potatoes in
the proportion Of one cup of beef to
three of potatoes. Add enough salt
to season the potatoes; pepper to
your taste; mix very thoroughly to
gether, and let it stand over night.
Half an hour before the time to serve
place it on the fire in an iron frying
pan, with one tablespoonful Of cold
water and teaspoonful Of butter to
each cup of the mixture. Let this
cook slowly on the back Of the range,
stirring frequently; if it becomes
too dry, add boiling water Taste
it, and if not sufficiently seasoned,
throw in some pepper and salt, but
very cautiously. Serve very hot.
PLUM CAKE.-Take good pound
of butter, squeeze the water out Of
it. then beat it smooth with spoon.
Add one pound of coarse brown SUI
gar, mix it well, then drop in ten
eggs, one by one out Of the shell;
beat all for ten minutes. Then add
glass and half of whisky, boiling
hot (prepared according to the di-
rections given below, three pounds
of currants, well washed, dried and
picked mixed on dish with
pound half of -four, to be added by
degrees to the ingredients; not to
beat much in this stage. Add half
a pound of dried citron and candied
orange peel, shred in thick slices.
Paper your shape, without buttering
it, putting many folds Of paper on
the bottom to prevent it burning.
Bake five hours in slow oven. Di-
rections for boiling whisky: Put a
handful Of sugar, any sort, and a
lump of butter into saucepan to
burn. When burnt take it off the
fire and throw in glass and half
of whisky. Let it simmer until it
has absorbed the color of the sugar.
In this state add to the cake. Icing
the cake may be done day or two
afterward, as it need not be put into
the oven to dry. Half a pound OF
icing sugar, the white Of one egg
well beaten; add the sugar and beat
on; then add wineglassful OF vine
gar and beat we'll together. Then
lay it thickly on the cake VIII =
knife; leave the cake in dry place
until the sugar is quite hard. The
cake will keep three months.